Restorative Exercise for Strength Training and Operational Resilience (RESTORE) for Chronic or Recurrent Low Back Pain

NCT ID: NCT02132910

Last Updated: 2019-11-25

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

68 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2013-12-31

Study Completion Date

2015-08-07

Brief Summary

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The purpose of the study is to learn about the effect of integrative therapies on chronic or recurrent low back pain.

The intervention called RESTORE (Restorative Exercises for Strength Training and Operational Resilience) is based on a series of gentle stretching and strengthening exercises incorporating breath-work and mindfulness. The study is designed to discover the impact of RESTORE on pain levels, physical function, and behavioral health.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Lower Back Pain

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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RESTORE Intervention

1. First you will receive an initial assessment of pain, physical function, and behavioral health. You will be asked to take a computer questionnaire, perform some simple physical assessments, and answer questions about yourself, your pain and your current medication use.
2. For the first four weeks you will receive twice-weekly, individualized, hour-long RESTORE sessions from a specially trained RESTORE instructor.
3. For the next four weeks, you will receive weekly, individualized, hour-long RESTORE sessions from a RESTORE instructor.
4. At weeks four and eight, you will repeat the assessment of pain, physical function, and behavioral health. You will be asked to take a computer questionnaire, perform some simple physical assessments, and answer questions about pain and medication use.
5. At three and six months, you will be contacted by telephone or email to answer questionnaires about pain, physical function, and behavioral health.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

RESTORE Intervention

Intervention Type OTHER

Control Group 2

1. First you will receive an initial assessment of pain, physical function, and behavioral health. You will be asked to take a computer questionnaire, perform so simple physical assessments, and answer questions about yourself, your pain and your current medication use.
2. You will be contacted once a week for eight weeks by phone or email to answer questions about your pain level.
3. At weeks four and eight, you will repeat the assessment of pain, physical function and behavioral health. You will be asked to take a computer questionnaire, perform some simple physical assessments, and answer questions about pain and medication use.
4. At three and six months, you will be contacted by telephone or email to answer questionnaires about pain, physical function, and behavior health.

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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RESTORE Intervention

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Patients diagnosed with lower back pain with a pain score of 4 or higher on DVPRS for 3 months
* Male or female
* Age 18-68\*
* Able to read and understand English
* Understands language, and able to report current pain levels and recall events
* DEERS-Eligible, Military healthcare beneficiary

Exclusion Criteria

* Provider has advised against mild to moderate exercise
* Patient unable to sit on the floor for two minutes or unable to stand independently
* Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, Fibromyalgia, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Auto Immune disease-related pain, other chronic medical conditions (i.e. advanced diabetic neuropathies) that preclude consent
* Patients with severe TBI
* Practiced Yoga within 6 months
* Pre-surgical candidates for back surgery within 3 months
* Back surgery within the past year
* Pregnancy\*\*; females will be asked to self-report
* Undergoing Medical Evaluation Board to determine discharge
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

68 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Defense and Veterans Center for Integrative Pain Management

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Chester Buckenmaier, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Defense and Veterans Center for Integrative Pain Management

Locations

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Walter Reed National Military Medical Center

Bethesda, Maryland, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

References

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Highland KB, Schoomaker A, Rojas W, Suen J, Ahmed A, Zhang Z, Carlin SF, Calilung CE, Kent M, McDonough C, Buckenmaier CC 3rd. Benefits of the Restorative Exercise and Strength Training for Operational Resilience and Excellence Yoga Program for Chronic Low Back Pain in Service Members: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2018 Jan;99(1):91-98. doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2017.08.473. Epub 2017 Sep 14.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 28919191 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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380491

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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